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LOT 1108
Books on Japanese Art - 8 Titles
1952-2008 A.D.
9 1/2 x 6 1/4 - 12 x 8 7/8 in. (7 kg total, 24.2 x 15.7 - 30.5 x 22.5 cm).
Tokyo National Museum - Dueling Genius: The Greatest Highlights of Japanese Artists - Tokyo, 2008, card covers, 268 pp, colour; Metropolitan Museum of Art - Momoyama Japanese Art in the Age of Grandeur - New York, 1975, card covers, 136 pp, monochrome; Li Zongshan - Ilustrated History of Chinese Furniture - Beijing, 2001, hardback, 542 pp, monochrome (Chinese text); Zhu Lueling - Pictorial History of Chinese Furniture - Beijing, n.d., hardback, 149 pp, colour (Chinese text); H.P. Stern - Birds, Beasts, Blossoms and Bugs - New York, 1976, card covers, 195 pp, colour and monochrome; S. Izzard - Masterpieces of Ukiyo-e: Paintings from the Manno Art Museum - New York, 2003, card covers, 90 pp, colour; M.R. Cunningham - The Triumph of Japanese Style: 16th Centurt Art in Japan - Cleveland, 1991, card covers, 154 pp, colour (signed by the author); L. Warner - The Enduring Art of Japan - Cambridge, 1952, hardback with cloth covers, 113 pp, 92 monochrome plates. [8, No Reserve]
ProvenanceProperty of a London, UK, gentleman.
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Books on Ancient Roman and Other Glass, Antiquities and Ancient Art - 7 Titles
1964-2007 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Florilège de la Verrerie Ancienne - Brussels, n.d., card covers, 30 pp, colour; Designs in Miniature: The Story of Mosaic Glass - New York, 1995, card covers, 48 pp, monochrome and colour; Journal of Glass Studies Vol.VI, New York, 1964, 208 pp, monochrome, text figures; Vol.VII, 1966, card covers, 178 pp, monochrome, text figures; Vol.IX,1967, 178 pp, monochrome, text figures; Chloe Zerwick - A Short History of Glass - New York. 1980, card covers, 96 pp, monochrome; David Whitehouse (ed) - Reflecting Antiquity: Modern Glass Inspired by Ancient Rome - New York, 2007, card covers, 234 pp, colour. 3.92 kg total, 23 x 22 - 27.3 x 20.8 cm
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Books on Mughal, Safavid and Islamic Paintings, Ancient Art and Archaeology - 6 Titles
1985-2000 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
Stuart Cary Welch - Wonders of the Age, Masterpieces of Early Safavid Painting, 1501-1576, 1979-1980 exhibition, cardcovers, 223 pp, black and white and colour images; Milo Cleveland Beach - Early Mughal Paintings, 1987, hardcover with dustwrapper, 164 pp, black and white images; Realms of Heroism, Indian paintings at the Brooklyn Museum, New York, 1994, cardcovers, 351 pp, colour and black and white images; Exhibition Catalogue - Pages of Perfection, Islamic Paintings and Calligraphy from the Russian Academy of Sciences, St. Petersburg, 1995, cardcovers, 339 pp, colour images; Michael Brand & Glenn D. Lowry - Akbar's India: Art from the Mughal City of Victory, New York, 1985-1986, cardcovers, 162 pp, colour and black and white images; Robert G. Donnelley - The Art of Silver Horn and His Successors, 2000, cardcovers, 216 pp, black and white and colour images. 7.01 kg total, 26.5 x 18 - 30.5 x 25 cm
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Christie's, Sotheby's, Chiswick and Bonhams Chinese and Asian Art Auction Catalogue Group - 33 Titles
2013-2020 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £85
BONHAMS: Asian Art, London, 9 May 2016; The Skinner Moonflasks, Hong Kong, 30 May 2017; Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, Hong Kong, 30 May 2017; Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, Hong Kong, 1 December 2020; CHISWICK: Kangxi: Porcelain and Decorative Arts, 12 November 2018; Asian Art, 20 May 2019; Chinese Export Art, 11 November 2019; The Dragon Awakes: Mythology and Majesty in Chinese Art, 11 November 2019; Asian Art, 11-12 November 2019; Asian Art, 18 February 2020; CHRISTIE'S: Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, Part I, New York, 19-20 September 2013; A Collecting Legacy: Fine Chinese Jade Carvings and Works of Art from the Lizzadro Collection, Part II, New York, 19 September 2013; Important Chinese Archaic Bronzes from a Distinguished Private Collection, New York, 19 September 2013; Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, part II, New York, 20 September 2013; Imperial Treasures from a Distinguished American Collection, Hong Kong, 28 May 2014; Through Connoisseur's Eyes - Works of Art for the Emperor, Hong Kong, 28 May 2014; An Imperial favourite - The Yongzheng Emperor's Dragon Zun, Hong Kong, 28 May 2014; The Imperial Sale, Important Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, Hong Kong, 28 May 2014; The Pavilion Sale - Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, Hong Kong, 5 April 2016; Inspired Themes: A Fine Selection of Chinese Works of Art, King Street, 10 May 2016; The Harris Collection: Important Early Chinese Art, New York, 16 March 2017; Chinese Export Art, New York, 18 January 2018; Lacquer, Jade, Bronze, Ink - The Irving Collection, New York, 20 March 2019; Lacquer, Jade, Bronze, Ink - The Irving Collection, New York, 21 March 2019; Art D'Asie, Paris, 10 December 2020; SOTHEBY'S: Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, London, 15 May 2013; Important Chinese Art, London, 11 May 2016; Scholarly Art from the Collection of Mr & Mrs G. Hawthorne, Hong Kong, 31 May 2018; Important Chinese Art, Hong Kong, 11 July 2020; The Harry Garner Reticulated Vase, Hong Kong, 11 July 2020; Junkune, Chinese Jade Carvings, New York, 22 September 2020; Important Chinese Art, New York, 23 September 2020; Imperial Porcelain - A Private Collection, London, 4 November 2020. 26.45 kg total, 26.5 x 21 - 30.1 x 23.6 cm
Property of a London, UK, gentleman.
